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South Dakota School District to Pay $50K to Settle Suit with Former Employee
Oct 30 2020 // The Douglas School District in Box Elder, S.D., will pay a former district employee $50,000 to settle a lawsuit filed in February 2019, representatives from both sides said on Oct. 27. Patrick Ealy said he was wrongly...
Illinois Staffing Firm to Pay $25K to Settle Federal Sex Discrimination Suit
Oct 30 2020 // An Illinois-based staffing agency will pay $25,000 to settle a federal lawsuit alleging it refused to hire qualified females as receiving associates. LTI Services LLC in Burbank, Ill., also has agreed to other conditions...
Florida Property Insurance Market Inches Closer to Crisis – Part 1
Oct 29 2020 // After years of warnings that the Florida property insurance market was heading towards an availability crisis, many in the industry say the moment of reckoning has arrived. They blame unchecked claims litigation from...
Black Man Killed by Police in Louisiana Did Not Have Knife, Lawsuit Says
Oct 28 2020 // The parents of a man killed by police in Louisiana is suing the Lafayette Police Department, saying their son did not have a knife when he was killed. Trayford Pellerin, 31, was killed Aug. 21 as he walked away from a...
Female Football Star in Utah Files Lawsuit for Schools to Offer Girls’ Teams
Oct 28 2020 // Sam Gordon’s staggering football skills made her famous at age 9. But they didn’t make her fully welcome on the field. As the only girl in a tackle football league in Utah, she heard parents from opposing teams...
New York City Sued Over Clashes with Floyd Protesters
Oct 28 2020 // Two civil rights organizations are suing New York City on behalf of protesters who say they were assaulted and abused by police officers because they expressed anti-police views during nightly demonstrations in the spring...
City of Baltimore to Compensate Family of Officer Shot Before Testimony
Oct 28 2020 // The city of Baltimore has agreed to pay workers compensation benefits to the family of a police detective who was fatally shot in the head a day before he was scheduled to testify before a grand jury investigating police...
Oregon Vineyards Lose Lawsuit Against Nearby Cannabis Operation
Oct 27 2020 // Two Oregon wine grape growers have failed to convince a state judge their grapes would be marred by odors from a neighboring marijuana operation. Yamhill County Circuit Court Judge Cynthia Easterday ruled that Smera...
Lawsuit Alleges Uber Uses ‘Biased’ Rider Ratings to Fire Drivers
Oct 27 2020 // Uber Technologies Inc. was accused in a lawsuit of violating the U.S. Civil Rights Act by firing minority drivers based on how they’re rated by customers. “Uber is aware that passengers are prone to...
Goldman Sachs Denies Accusations of Attempted Cover-Up of Sexual Misconduct
Oct 27 2020 // Goldman Sachs Group Inc. attempted to cover up allegations of workplace sexual misconduct by the bank’s global head of litigation, a lawsuit filed on Monday in New York State Supreme Court claimed. The lawsuit was...
Lawsuit Filed Against Montana Nursing Home for Negligence in Virus Deaths
Oct 27 2020 // A long-term care facility in Montana has been sued after health officials said its staff was negligent and allowed the coronavirus to spread through the facility in Whitefish earlier this year. The lawsuit has been filed...
Graceland Expansion Lawsuit Against City of Memphis Dismissed
Oct 26 2020 // A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by Elvis Presley Enterprises against the city of Memphis over a delay in approval for expansion plans at Graceland. U.S. District Judge Samuel Mays dismissed the complaint...
Black Man Shot by Iowa Police Settles Suit for $400K
Oct 26 2020 // A Black man who was shot by police outside an Iowa nightclub five years ago and alleged he was singled out because of his race has agreed to a nearly $400,000 settlement. Jovan Darnell Webb, 33, was wounded while...
Wrongful Death Suit Filed in California Over Woman Who Died After Ingesting Marijuana
Oct 26 2020 // The law firm CaseyGerry has filed a lawsuit in San Diego Superior Court on behalf of the parents of Le’Sharia Bre’Aun Steele, a 28-year old flight attendant from Alabama who died in San Diego, Calif. after...
Family Settles Suit Over Death of South Carolina High School Football Player
Oct 23 2020 // A South Carolina family has settled a lawsuit filed after a 14-year-old high school football player collapsed after an intense practice and died, news outlets reported. The suit, filed against Lexington County School...
Feds Ignore Risk of Huge Gulf Spills to Endangered Species, Suit Says
Oct 23 2020 // Environmental groups asked a federal court on Oct. 21 to throw out the Trump administration’s assessment of oil and gas activity’s likely effects on endangered species in the Gulf of Mexico, saying it dismisses...
Pennsylvania Justices Review Priest Abuse Lawsuit’s Ruling on Time Limits
Oct 23 2020 // Pennsylvania’s highest court on Tuesday grappled with whether a woman’s lawsuit on claims of sexual abuse by a priest decades ago should be allowed to proceed – a lower-court ruling that has launched many...
Judge in North Carolina Favors Policyholders in COVID-19 Closure Lawsuit
Oct 23 2020 // A judge in Durham County, North Carolina has handed down what may be the nation’s first dispositive ruling in favor of policyholders in a COVID-19 business-interruption lawsuit. Superior Court Judge Orlando F. Hudson...
Walmart Sues U.S. to Clarify Pharmacy Liability in Opioid Crisis
Oct 23 2020 // Walmart Inc. said on Thursday it had filed a lawsuit against the federal government, seeking clarity on the roles and legal responsibilities of pharmacists and pharmacies in filling opioid prescriptions. Walmart said...
Photographer Sues Over Univ. of Texas Mascot’s Pre-Sugar Bowl Charge
Oct 22 2020 // A photographer is suing the owners and handlers of the University of Texas’ live mascot for negligence, saying he suffered permanent neck and back injuries when the longhorn steer charged out of its pen and plowed...
